Saudi Arabia filling Ala. shrimpers’ tanks

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.
“I know, Saudi Arabia. It seems kind of strange. But they’ve been very kind and gracious to us,” said Ernie Anderson, president of the Organized Seafood Association of Alabama, which will administer the Saudi gift. “We all hope this will kick-start the economy down here.”

Through their government-owned oil conglomerate, the Saudis have quietly donated “tens of millions” of dollars worth of goods to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, said Rob Arndt, spokesman for Saudi Aramco.

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